Alignment failed photosmart 309a

Hi All,
Suddenly my HP printer (Photosmart 309a) has reverted to the date of January 00 and will not print in alignment.
I get the following message: 'Alignment Failed' evreytime I try to use it. I have changed ink, it has the correct paper and I have just updated the drivers.
Any helpful advice would really be appreciated before I throw it out of the window!!
Many thanks,

I'm sorry you are having this problem with your printer. One more thing you can try is to reset the printer according to this document:
IResetting the Printer.
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